Please welcome to the planet Earth Tim and Margie Hanson’s new son James Padraig. Say a prayer for the recovery of Larry Finucane’s daughter Susan from brain surgery, Gil Lynch’s bride and Ed O’Dea’s sister Mary from breast cancer, Mary Mahoney from abdominal problems, and Mike Dempsey’s mom Margaret confined to a hospital in Carlow with memory losses. Mike recently visited and is pleased with the care she is receiving. Hats go off to Pete “Nor’easter” Dunne and crew on the first annual “Freeze Your Butt Off” golf outing. Please keep your outstanding tradition of generosity up during this time of year for the USMC Toys for Tots drive, the Wounded Warrior projects, and our own programs to help needy families enjoy a merry Christmas. The Christmas Creche Committee is having their 5th annual procession with the placing of the Infant Jesus in the Manger on Sunday, December 20th at 12:30 pm in Braunsdorf Park.

Please keep our troops in our prayers.

Dan Callanan